Chartreuse
noun
an aromatic liqueur, usually yellow or green, made by the Carthusian monks at Grenoble, France, and, at one time, at Tarragona, Spain.
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chartreusenouneither of two liqueurs, green or yellow, made from herbs and flowers
Chartreuse
American
[shahr-trooz, -troos, sha r -trœz]
/ ʃɑrˈtruz, -ˈtrus, ʃarˈtrœz /
noun
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an aromatic liqueur, usually yellow or green, made by the Carthusian monks at Grenoble, France, and, at one time, at Tarragona, Spain.
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(lowercase) a clear, light green with a yellowish tinge.
adjective
chartreuse
British
/ ʃɑːˈtrɜːz, ʃartrøz /
noun
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either of two liqueurs, green or yellow, made from herbs and flowers
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a colour varying from a clear yellowish-green to a strong greenish-yellow
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( as adjective )
a chartreuse dress
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Etymology
Origin of Chartreuse
1865–70; < French, after La Grande Chartreuse, Carthusian monastery near Grenoble, where the liqueur is made
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It isn’t quite brat—more akin to the Yellow Chartreuse liqueur.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
According to Chartreuse Diffusion, the business arm of the monks’ operation, it took more than 150 years for the Carthusians to “unravel the secret of the manuscript.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
Other restaurants removed their Chartreuse offerings rather than use a substitute.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
In March, Baghera Wines, an auction house based in Geneva, hosted the largest Chartreuse auction in history.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
This was like the light in Chartreuse liqueur, like the green flash, and I kept wondering, How did I escape?
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
“Everything was brown,” Weger says as she sits on a plush sofa covered in pink and chartreuse striped Christian Lacroix fabric.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Where it’s not peeling off around the edges, it’s covered in chartreuse algae.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2026
Styled by Rebecca Corbin-Murray, she paired the chartreuse dress with marching diamonds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
It instead used a national platform to tune the affect, or vibes, of her rise: momentum, freedom, joy, the middle class, and “BRAT” chartreuse.
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2024
Gold or chartreuse, or pink as the dawn sky.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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